83_FR_43898 83 FR 43732 - Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

83 FR 43732 - Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)

Page Range43732-43733
FR Document2018-18423

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burden.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0080; Notice 2]


Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collections and their expected burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle 
Safety Compliance (NEF-230), National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, West Building, 4th Floor, Room W45-205, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration.
    Title: Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to the Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards.
    OMB Number: 2127-0002.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an Expired Collection.
    Publication of 60-Day Notice: The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period was published on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9074).
    Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) has requested that OMB reinstate the agency's approval of the 
information collection that is incident to NHTSA's administration of 
the regulations at 49 CFR parts 591, 592, and 593 that govern the 
importation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. The 
information collection includes declarations that are filed (on the HS-
7 Declaration form) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon 
the importation of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that is 
subject to Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention 
standards administered by NHTSA. The information collection also 
includes the Department of Transportation (DOT) conformance bond that 
is furnished to CBP (on form HS-474) for each motor vehicle offered for 
importation that does not conform to all applicable Federal motor 
vehicle safety standards (FMVSS). The bond ensures that such vehicles 
are brought into conformity with those standards within 120 days from 
the date of entry or are exported from, or abandoned to, the United 
States. The information collection also includes paperwork that must be 
submitted to NHTSA and in some instances retained by registered 
importers (RIs) of motor vehicles that were not originally manufactured 
to comply with all applicable FMVSS. These items include information 
that a person or business entity must submit to NHTSA to be registered 
as an RI and to retain that status. The paperwork also includes the 
statement of conformity that an RI must submit to NHTSA following the 
completion of conformance modifications on an imported nonconforming 
vehicle to obtain release of the DOT conformance bond furnished for the 
vehicle at the

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time of entry. Also included is the petition that an RI or manufacturer 
may submit to NHTSA for the agency to decide that a vehicle that was 
not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS is 
capable of being modified to conform to those standards and is 
therefore eligible for importation under 49 U.S.C. 30141. The 
information collection also includes applications that are filed with 
NHTSA for permission to import nonconforming vehicles for purposes of 
research, investigations, demonstrations, training, competitive racing 
events, and show or display, as well as applications requesting that 
the agency recognize vehicles manufactured for racing purposes as being 
qualified to be imported as vehicles that were not primarily 
manufactured for use on public roads, precluding the need for those 
vehicles to comply with the FMVSS. This information collection is 
necessary to ensure that motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment 
subject to the Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft 
prevention standards are lawfully imported into the United States and 
that RIs and applicants for RI status are capable of meeting their 
obligations under the statutes and regulations governing the 
importation of nonconforming vehicles.
    Affected Public: Individuals and commercial entities that import 
motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment subject to the FMVSS and 
vehicles that are not primarily manufactured for use on public roads, 
as well as applicants for RI status and existing RIs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 252,622 hours; $9,880,590.

ADDRESS: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

Michael A. Cole,
Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-18423 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              related to the marine transportation                    4:00 p.m. on September 12 and 11:45                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              system.                                                 a.m. on September 13, 2018. To provide                Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
                                              DATES: The meeting will be held on                      time for as many people to speak as                   Compliance (NEF–230), National
                                              Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from                      possible, speaking time for each                      Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
                                              1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday,                    individual will be limited to three                   West Building, 4th Floor, Room W45–
                                              September 13, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to                    minutes. Members of the public who                    205, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                              4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).                  would like to speak are asked to contact              Washington, DC 20590.
                                              ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
                                                                                                      the Designated Federal Officer via                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National
                                              the DOT Conference Center at the U.S.                   email: MTSNAC@dot.gov. Commenters                     Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
                                              Department of Transportation                            will be placed on the agenda in the                      Title: Importation of Vehicles and
                                              Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue                    order in which notifications are                      Equipment Subject to the Federal Motor
                                              SE, Washington, DC 20590.                               received. If time allows, additional                  Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft
                                                                                                      comments will be permitted. Copies of                 Prevention Standards.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      oral comments must be submitted in                       OMB Number: 2127–0002.
                                              Amanda Rutherford, Designated Federal                   writing at the meeting or preferably
                                              Officer, at MTSNAC@dot.gov or at (202)                                                                           Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
                                                                                                      emailed to MTSNAC@dot.gov.                            Expired Collection.
                                              366–1332. Please visit the MTSNAC                       Additional written comments are
                                              website at http://www.marad.dot.gov/                                                                             Publication of 60-Day Notice: The
                                                                                                      welcome and must be filed as indicated                Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
                                              ports/marine-transportation-system-                     below.
                                              mts/marine-transportation-system-                                                                             comment period was published on
                                                                                                        Written comments: Persons who wish                  March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9074).
                                              national-advisory-committee-mtsnac/.                    to submit written comments for                           Abstract: The National Highway
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          consideration by the Committee must                   Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
                                              MTSNAC is a Federal advisory                            email MTSNAC@dot.gov, or send them                    has requested that OMB reinstate the
                                              committee that advises the U.S.                         to MTSNAC Designated Federal Officers                 agency’s approval of the information
                                              Secretary of Transportation and the                     via email: MTSNAC@dot.gov, Maritime                   collection that is incident to NHTSA’s
                                              Maritime Administrator on issues                        Transportation System National                        administration of the regulations at 49
                                              related to the marine transportation                    Advisory Committee, 1200 New Jersey                   CFR parts 591, 592, and 593 that govern
                                              system. The MTSNAC was originally                       Avenue SE, W21–307, Washington, DC                    the importation of motor vehicles and
                                              established in 1999 and mandated in                     20590 no later than August 27, 2018, to               motor vehicle equipment. The
                                              2007 by the Energy Independence and                     provide sufficient time for review.                   information collection includes
                                              Security Act of 2007. The MTSNAC
                                                                                                        Authority: 49 CFR part 1.93(a); 5 U.S.C.            declarations that are filed (on the HS–
                                              operates in accordance with the                         552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3; 5 U.S.C. app.               7 Declaration form) with U.S. Customs
                                              provisions of the Federal Advisory                      Sections 1–16                                         and Border Protection (CBP) upon the
                                              Committee Act (FACA).
                                                                                                      *      *      *      *       *                        importation of motor vehicles or motor
                                              Agenda                                                    Dated: August 22, 2018.                             vehicle equipment that is subject to
                                                The agenda will include: (1)                            By Order of the Maritime Administrator.             Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper,
                                              Welcome, opening remarks, and                                                                                 and theft prevention standards
                                                                                                      T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
                                              introductions; (2) brief remarks by the                                                                       administered by NHTSA. The
                                                                                                      Secretary, Maritime Administration.
                                              Maritime Administrator or Deputy                                                                              information collection also includes the
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–18491 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                              Maritime Administrator; (3)                                                                                   Department of Transportation (DOT)
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                conformance bond that is furnished to
                                              administrative items; (4) updates to the
                                              Committee on subcommittee work; (5)                                                                           CBP (on form HS–474) for each motor
                                              development of work plans and                                                                                 vehicle offered for importation that does
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          not conform to all applicable Federal
                                              proposed recommendations; and (6)
                                              public comments.                                        National Highway Traffic Safety                       motor vehicle safety standards
                                                                                                      Administration                                        (FMVSS). The bond ensures that such
                                              Public Participation                                                                                          vehicles are brought into conformity
                                                 The meeting will be open to the                      [Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0080; Notice 2]                with those standards within 120 days
                                              public. Members of the public who wish                                                                        from the date of entry or are exported
                                                                                                      Reports, Forms and Record Keeping                     from, or abandoned to, the United
                                              to attend in person must RSVP to
                                                                                                      Requirements Agency Information                       States. The information collection also
                                              MTSNAC@dot.gov with your name and
                                                                                                      Collection Activity Under OMB Review                  includes paperwork that must be
                                              affiliation no later than 5:00 p.m. EST
                                              on August 27, 2018, in order to facilitate              AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic                     submitted to NHTSA and in some
                                              entry. Seating will be limited and                      Safety Administration, DOT                            instances retained by registered
                                              available on a first-come-first-serve                   ACTION: Request for public comment on                 importers (RIs) of motor vehicles that
                                              basis.                                                  proposed collection of information.                   were not originally manufactured to
                                                 Services for Individuals with                                                                              comply with all applicable FMVSS.
                                              Disabilities: The public meeting is                     SUMMARY: In compliance with the                       These items include information that a
                                              physically accessible to people with                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this                 person or business entity must submit to
                                              disabilities. Individuals requiring                     notice announces that the Information                 NHTSA to be registered as an RI and to
                                              accommodations, such as sign language                   Collection Request (ICR) abstracted                   retain that status. The paperwork also
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                                              interpretation or other ancillary aids are              below has been forwarded to the Office                includes the statement of conformity
                                              asked to notify Amanda Rutherford at                    of Management and Budget (OMB) for                    that an RI must submit to NHTSA
                                              (202) 366–1332 or MTSNAC@dot.gov at                     review and comment. The ICR describes                 following the completion of
                                              least five (5) business days before the                 the nature of the information collections             conformance modifications on an
                                              meeting.                                                and their expected burden.                            imported nonconforming vehicle to
                                                 Public Comments: A public comment                    DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  obtain release of the DOT conformance
                                              period will commence at approximately                   or before September 26, 2018.                         bond furnished for the vehicle at the


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                                              time of entry. Also included is the                        A comment to OMB is most effective                   NHTSA has reviewed the material
                                              petition that an RI or manufacturer may                 if OMB receives it within 30 days of                  provided by the petitioner and other
                                              submit to NHTSA for the agency to                       publication.                                          information. The results of this review
                                              decide that a vehicle that was not                                                                            and NHTSA’s analysis of the petition
                                                                                                      Michael A. Cole,
                                              originally manufactured to comply with                                                                        are set forth in the DP17–001 Evaluation
                                                                                                      Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety             Report, published in its entirety as an
                                              all applicable FMVSS is capable of                      Compliance.
                                              being modified to conform to those                                                                            appendix to this notice.
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–18423 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]             For the reasons presented in the
                                              standards and is therefore eligible for
                                              importation under 49 U.S.C. 30141. The
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 4910–59–P                                DP17–001 Evaluation Report, it is
                                                                                                                                                            unlikely that a defects investigation will
                                              information collection also includes
                                                                                                                                                            result in a finding that a defect related
                                              applications that are filed with NHTSA                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          to motor vehicle safety exists. It is also
                                              for permission to import nonconforming                                                                        unlikely that an order for the
                                              vehicles for purposes of research,                      National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                                                                                                                            notification and remedy of a safety-
                                              investigations, demonstrations, training,               Administration
                                                                                                                                                            related defect would be issued as a
                                              competitive racing events, and show or                  [Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0062]                          result of granting Mr. Koleber’s request.
                                              display, as well as applications                                                                              Therefore, the petition is denied. This
                                              requesting that the agency recognize                    Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition               action does not constitute a finding by
                                              vehicles manufactured for racing                        AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic                     NHTSA that a safety related defect does
                                              purposes as being qualified to be                       Safety Administration (NHTSA),                        not exist. The Agency will take further
                                              imported as vehicles that were not                      Department of Transportation (DOT).                   action if warranted by future
                                              primarily manufactured for use on                       ACTION: Denial of petition for a defect               circumstances.
                                              public roads, precluding the need for                   investigation.                                          Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations
                                              those vehicles to comply with the                                                                             of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
                                              FMVSS. This information collection is                   SUMMARY: This is a notice of denial of
                                                                                                      a petition submitted to the National                  Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
                                              necessary to ensure that motor vehicles
                                                                                                      Highway Traffic Safety Administration                 Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
                                              and motor vehicle equipment subject to
                                              the Federal motor vehicle safety,                       (NHTSA) under 49 U.S.C. 30162,                        Nate Seymour
                                              bumper, and theft prevention standards                  requesting that the Agency commence a                 Safety Defects Engineer
                                              are lawfully imported into the United                   proceeding to determine the existence of              NEF–106ns
                                                                                                      a defect related to motor vehicle safety              DP17–001
                                              States and that RIs and applicants for RI
                                              status are capable of meeting their                     in Michelin Model XZU–3, size 305/85/                 BASIS:
                                              obligations under the statutes and                      R22.5 Load Range J transit bus tires.
                                                                                                      After a review of the petition and other                 Paul Koleber, from Intercity Transit
                                              regulations governing the importation of                                                                      petitioned the National Highway Traffic
                                              nonconforming vehicles.                                 information, NHTSA has concluded that
                                                                                                      a defects investigation is unlikely to                Safety Administration (NHTSA) by
                                                 Affected Public: Individuals and                     result in a finding that a defect related             letter dated July 14, 2016, requesting
                                              commercial entities that import motor                   to motor vehicle safety exists, or a                  that a defect investigation be conducted
                                              vehicles or motor vehicle equipment                     NHTSA order for the notification and                  concerning motor vehicle safety in
                                              subject to the FMVSS and vehicles that                  remedy of a safety related defect as                  Michelin Model XZU–3, size 305/85/
                                              are not primarily manufactured for use                  alleged, at the conclusion of the                     R22.5 Load Range J transit bus tires. The
                                              on public roads, as well as applicants                  requested investigation.                              facts described in this report are based
                                              for RI status and existing RIs.                                                                               on the Office of Defect Investigations’
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                            (ODI) assessment of the information
                                                 Estimated Total Annual Burden:                       Bruce York, Medium & Heavy Duty                       provided by the petitioner and
                                              252,622 hours; $9,880,590.                              Vehicle Division, Office of Defects                   information gathered by ODI from
                                                                                                      Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey                 relevant sources.
                                              ADDRESS: Send comments, within 30                       Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Email:
                                              days, to the Office of Information and                                                                           The petitioner alleged that a defect
                                                                                                      Bruce.York@dot.gov.                                   exists involving the design of tires used
                                              Regulatory Affairs, Office of                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter                  in commercial bus operations which
                                              Management and Budget, 725 17th                         dated July 14, 2016, Paul Koleber from                have resulted in rapid air loss. The
                                              Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,                        Intercity Transit wrote to NHTSA                      petitioner claimed that failures identical
                                              Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.                           requesting that the Agency investigate                to those described in recall 12T–009
                                                 Comments are invited on: Whether                     the existence of a defect related to motor            have happened on the subject post
                                              the proposed collection of information                  vehicle safety in Michelin Model XZU–                 recall tires. The petitioner stated that
                                              is necessary for the proper performance                 3, size 305/85/R22.5 Load Range J                     failures occurred on steer and drive
                                              of the functions of the Department,                     transit bus tires. Mr. Koleber alleges the            wheel positions of both new and retread
                                              including whether the information will                  tires are structurally unsound and that               tires. The petitioner hired a forensics lab
                                              have practical utility; the accuracy of                 this defect can result in sidewall                    to perform scientific failure analysis of
                                              the Department’s estimate of the burden                 blowouts at any time whether the tires                failed tires. The lab concluded the tires
                                              of the proposed information collection;                 are new or re-tread. Mr. Koleber stated               were of similar design and construction
                                                                                                      that Michelin had previously recalled                 to those in recall 12T–009 and that the
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                                              ways to enhance the quality, utility and
                                              clarity of the information to be                        similar tires (12T–009) and the Intercity             failures were caused by corrosion
                                                                                                      Transit fleet experienced failures with               induced degradation of the ply strands.
                                              collected; and ways to minimize the
                                                                                                      the same characteristics as those
                                              burden of the collection of information                                                                       DESCRIPTION OF TIRE:
                                                                                                      specified in the recall. Mr. Koleber
                                              on respondents, including the use of                    submitted a forensics lab report from                    The subject tires are Michelin XZU–
                                              automated collection techniques or                      CASE Forensics to support his                         3, size 305/85/R22.5 Load Range J
                                              other forms of information technology.                  allegation.                                           transit bus tires. They are designed to be


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Document Created: 2018-08-25 01:49:13
Document Modified: 2018-08-25 01:49:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for public comment on proposed collection of information.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2018.
ContactColeman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (NEF-230), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, West Building, 4th Floor, Room W45-205, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
FR Citation83 FR 43732 

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